Since its creation in 2002, The Global Fund has saved an estimated 7.7 million lives, and it’s set to save millions more in the coming years.

But some donors have failed to deliver on their promises, leaving the Global Fund looking into a financial black hole that has forced them to cancel their next grant round.

On Sunday, Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, restated that the government will keep their promise to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid by 2013.

Together with Malaria No More UK, we are asking you to write to your MP supporting the Government in their commitment to development and to the Global Fund.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria represents two-thirds of international malaria funding. And, if the Global Fund has the extra money it needs, it will get us a long way towards saving 3 million children’s lives from malaria. Not to mention the millions more that will be helped by the Global Fund’s work on TB and HIV. In Spring of next year, governments are getting together to decide how much more money to give the Global Fund. We must call on governments to:

FUND THE FUND

It is urgent that we show the government we support their stance on international aid and ask them to set an example to other governments by doubling their funding to the Global Fund.

Use the form on the right to email your MP.

TAKE ACTION

1. Email your MP

Enter your details in the form below and it will automatically locate your MP. You can then write your email on the second page.

Tweet at your party

Click on the party's logo below to tweet your support for the Global Fund at them:

A suggested structure for your Letter

Introduction: We would suggest you start out by thanking the government for standing firm in their commitment to development and to the Global Fund.

Central Section: Outline why you feel it is important to ensure the Global Fund is fully funded (use some of the facts below), and ask them to ask the Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, to double UK funding for the Global Fund.

Sign off: Invite your MP to discuss the issue further with you or ask them to respond with their thoughts about the Global Fund.

Key Facts about the Global Fund

• The Global Fund is the largest single source of funding for malaria, contributing over two-thirds of international funding.
• The Fund has already saved an estimated 7.7 million lives in 150 countries.
• It has signed grant agreements to invest $22 billion fighting poverty and delivering better health care across the developing world.
• To protect and build on gains already made it is imperative that the Global Fund is fully funded. This means finding a further US $20 billion to enable the Fund to expand its programmes between 2011 and 2013.
• Exceptionally low overhead costs mean that almost 97 pence of every pound raised by the Fund goes directly to grants.
• The Fund has been recognised for its leadership in transparency and accountability – all proposals, applications, grant agreements and progress reports are published on the Global Fund’s website.
• DFID conducted a review of the Global Fund which found that was “very good value for money” and “critical to the delivery of the health related MDGs.”

You can download our full fact sheet here.

Our friends at RESULTS UK are also asking their supporters to contact their MPs. They're produced some in-depth briefing papers that you can read here.